The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-05
a NEW OUTFIT
! squ. ~ DIAL and An Honest
Municipal Ticket Now
n Secured!
The United Labor Party Of Denver
Propose to Take q
4 Hand.

Meets halll could not hold the hun
dreds who struggled for seats there on
last THURSDAY night when the wage.
workers Of Denver met to nominate
ticket for the April election.
The following pledge was taken oy all |
nominees ~
PLRDaE. NJ
In accepting nomination upon the
ticket Of the United Labor party Of Dem
yer hereby pledge my adherence to
the platform adopted February 2S, 1887,
at Cincinnati and the municipal platform
adopted b ERE tonight. Aud I hereby
formally pledge myself TO hearty sup
port of the whole ticxet nominated here
tonight, and if elected solemnly
promise I'd use every effort to carry out
every plank of our platform. hereby
formally sever nv connection with anv
and all Of the old political parties and
for the future cast my fate and fortu mes
with the Labor party alone.
The following was unanimously
adopted al the municipal platform of the
party
We. the organizes working people of
Denver, declare that the first principle
OF Americanism is that he who will not
labor neither shall he eat; that we ap-
prove this doctrine and further declare
that the produce belongs to the produc-
ers, the tools to the toilers and that
speculaiofs 70 must 70.
We declare the two old parties to be
alike, mere instruments for our spoila-
ton and degradation.
| And We call upon q all honest men to
unite with us in electing ticket of men
pledged to carry out the following Just
and necessary reforms:
We de mand that all unimproved
grounds within the city Of Denver shall
be taxed the same a. the improved
grounds on which they border.
We der hand that the water necessary
for all purposes for the inhabitants Of
the city shall be ample and furnished at
cost and TO this end demand that the
city government take immediate steps
to provide the same and insure its equal
distribution.
| We den hand that the burden OF taxa
ton shall bear alike on the rich mans
palace and the roor mans home.
We den nand the immediate adoption
Of eight hours asa days work ~ the
city government without corresponding
reduction of pay!
We demand that the fund provided
for public improvements at the city's
expense be SO ex pended that each sec.
tlon shall share equally in its benefits
We den 3and that the partiality here.
tofore shd dwn between rich and poor in
the administration Of justice shall cease
and that all offenders, without regard to
social or aaa. cla al standing, shall be
treated alike.
We demand as q means OF economy
that the pr esent police force be greatly
reduced, an that the luxurious eQuipage
now in use be sold at auction to the
highest bidder.
We denounce the wanton waste OF
| the peoples money in the establishment
Of the present pat rol system as beyond
precedent in paying three times the nee.
essary cost Of the same.
We demand that the title of the
Platte Valley ditch be reclaimed from
those hy whom il is now fraudulently
held and vested in the CITY, to whom il
rightfully belongs.
We demand that the license ordinance
Of the CITY be 30 changed as to prohibit
dram shops from being kept open be.
tween the hours Of IL o'clock p. m. on
Saturday night and o'clock o. IN. on
the following Monday of each week.
| VIZ demand that Cherry creek bs
turned from its present channel as soon
as possible in order that much-needed
Improvement shall be made and that
work may be had for the manv idle
men who are in Denver without en-
ployment, the work to be done by the
day under the direct supervision of the
city authorities.
The following we're the nominees:
| g. 0. Sh ove Of the Shoemskers for
mayor.
c, R. Elliott Of the Stationary En-
gineers for treasurer.
Thomas Nesshsm Of S2lS, although
not present, was q nominated> by B. G,
Haskell for auditor. He was unani-
mouslv endorsed subject to his declina
ton. p
| c. W. Rhodes Of the Typographical
Union was nominated for CITY CLERK.
! L. Cutshaw of the Carpenters was
nominated unanimously for city en-.
gineer.
NJ. ]. Dbl Jon of / A. 1924 K. of L. was
nominated for street commissioner.
Michael Ford of L A. l424 was nomi-
mated for water commissioner.
Frank Q. Stuart was nomin .tsi for
city attorney.
J. II. Bar khaussn, J. N. Llovd. J. D.
Macdonald, Henry Knodt aud Thomas
Hambin we're n ominated for super
VII ors.
For alder men, First ward. left open
for one week; Second ward, Arthur
Cheesewright; Thi ird ward. C. Johnson /;
Fourth ward, left open for one week;
Fifth ward, open 70 r one week; Sixth
ward, A. G. Craig; Seventh ward, Otto
Frinke; Eighth " arI, Geo. Mitchell I;
Ninth ward, Michas sl W. Burke.
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